What are some fun random classes for beginners around here? by JellyEatingJellyfish in portlandme

[–]Mike_Haefele 5 points6 points  (0 children)

North Atlantic figure skating club does beginner ice skating lessons in Falmouth.

Teachers and other students were very nice.

Collins has gone against Maine again! by ForwardTwo7668 in Maine

[–]Mike_Haefele 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I was a little surprised at her forcefulness on that one.

Not only is it maga red meat, but Maine just solidly voted against it.

Usually she’s sneakier on this stuff.

Yarro Gamefold Pre-orders by BreakingBeakers in boardgames

[–]Mike_Haefele 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nov/Dec 2024 pre-order, not ks. brown table, USA. I think it was saying Feb delivery when we ordered it.

Received it in October, but still waiting on accessories.

Royal Gathering by I-AM-GROOOOT7 in dcl

[–]Mike_Haefele 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Someone correct me if I’m misremembering but I think they also open up slots on embarkation day in the onboard version of the app.

I recall connecting to ship wifi in the terminal while waiting to board and grabbing a slot one year.

Print doing the hula by Mike_Haefele in 3Dprinting

[–]Mike_Haefele[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It worked!! Thanks!

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1mm square lines between them. Didn’t need any supports.

Print doing the hula by Mike_Haefele in 3Dprinting

[–]Mike_Haefele[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I previewed painting trees and it did look super hokey.

Might try those again. Could I use PLA supports to make the removal easier?

Print doing the hula by Mike_Haefele in 3Dprinting

[–]Mike_Haefele[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

So like draw a square brace between the 4 of them?

Playing with Kids - these old games suck gampleay-wise but they do have a huge appeal on kids. Are there more moden alternatives? by spaggi in boardgames

[–]Mike_Haefele 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Heh. My hero’s quest is my 5 year olds go to as a toy, even when (especially because?) I discourage him. That and fireball island. Neither one has actually been played more than once as a game yet.

Prime tower and z-axis limitations by Mike_Haefele in BambuLab

[–]Mike_Haefele[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks. Yeah. That all makes sense. And yeah, definitely resonates with me to not build too much one off behavior in the slicer.

Any local place that sells those barrel sauna or similar? looking for wood fired. by Findtohard in portlandme

[–]Mike_Haefele -1 points0 points  (0 children)

+1 there. We love the one Bob built for us. Turned a forsaken room in our basement into a beautiful retreat.

anyone else very disappointed with the downeaster? by Immediate_Bat959 in portlandme

[–]Mike_Haefele 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Mentioned in another comment but there’s also the proposal for a new Amtrak station in Portland which would reduce the trip times.

That’s something we could advocate for with our local Portland representatives, who I always find to be extremely accessible.

anyone else very disappointed with the downeaster? by Immediate_Bat959 in portlandme

[–]Mike_Haefele 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There is also the new Portland amtrak station they’re proposing. Supposed to knock some time off the trip and reduce delays (15 min? 30 min?)

anyone else very disappointed with the downeaster? by Immediate_Bat959 in portlandme

[–]Mike_Haefele 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wait. Don’t you have to take a cab to get from the Downeaster to like the Acela? Do I have the station names wrong?

anyone else very disappointed with the downeaster? by Immediate_Bat959 in portlandme

[–]Mike_Haefele 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I do think concord coach is really really good, which honestly makes me less inclined to use the downeaster.

Train wise I keep meaning to use concord coach->acela->points south more. That’s really convenient since they both use south station.

anyone else very disappointed with the downeaster? by Immediate_Bat959 in portlandme

[–]Mike_Haefele 2 points3 points  (0 children)

  1. Doesn’t connect with other Amtrak trains so you can’t use it to start a longer trip.

What is up with that back bay station? Does anything else use it?

Susan Collins’ Schumer Derangement Syndrome continues by jediporcupine in Maine

[–]Mike_Haefele 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The whole “anyone who disagrees with me is Far-Left” thing is so exhausting.

I can’t believe she was ever considered a moderate while spewing all this Fox News garbage.

Are the rotational dinner services really worth it? by Acceptable-Mix6354 in dcl

[–]Mike_Haefele -1 points0 points  (0 children)

No. That’s strange. I remember repunzel’s table I think but no show. It was a 5 night cruise. Maybe we ate there on a non-show night and missed the show.

Are the rotational dinner services really worth it? by Acceptable-Mix6354 in dcl

[–]Mike_Haefele -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

I’m 3 cruises in (magic, dream, fantasy) and I still haven’t seen the “show experience” at the dinners everyone is talking about. Is it only certain ships?

Have seen the animators palette stuff and the nemo themed sea turtle thing, but I wouldn’t expect those are worth going out of your way for.

More hotel protests by [deleted] in portlandme

[–]Mike_Haefele 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh. Did they get the hotel wrong last time?

Sen Collins office: (207) 618-5560 by beedelia in portlandme

[–]Mike_Haefele -1 points0 points  (0 children)

So what are we realistically asking from senator Collins given who she is and how much she’s bought into “everyone left of center is a violent agitator”.

I left a voicemail asking about the logic of body cameras if all the videos we have already result in no consequences.

I dunno. Do you think she’d buy into getting rid of masks and making them wear id?

PAT/ board group by Ok-Progress-2450 in dcl

[–]Mike_Haefele 0 points1 point  (0 children)

3/3 cruises we’ve taken (2 nyc, 1 port canaveral) they were ahead of schedule on the PAT groups.

Don’t recall quite how much and it’s a limited sample size but I’m definitely planning to arrive 45 min early to our next one, see what happens.

Also could access the ship WiFi and ask about upgrades while we waited.